diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4e4f171..0315961 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ gem 'sequel'
 gem 'sinatra-jsonp'
 gem 'unicorn'
 gem 'yajl-ruby', require: 'yajl'
+
+group :test do
+  gem 'rack-test'
+end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 009dab9..f342751 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ GEM
     rack (1.4.1)
     rack-protection (1.2.0)
       rack
+    rack-test (0.6.2)
+      rack (>= 1.0)
     raindrops (0.10.0)
     sequel (3.41.0)
     sinatra (1.3.3)
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   fixer
   pg
+  rack-test
   sequel
   sinatra-jsonp
   unicorn
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index a9e0a70..8f123d7 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require_relative 'lib/db'
 require 'fixer'
+require 'rake/testtask'
 
 task :reset do
   data = Fixer::Feed.new(:historical).to_a
@@ -13,3 +14,11 @@ task :update do
     Currency.find_or_create hsh
   end
 end
+
+Rake::TestTask.new do |t|
+  t.libs.push 'lib'
+  t.test_files = FileList['spec/*_spec.rb']
+  t.verbose = true
+end
+
+task :default => [:test]
diff --git a/spec/helper.rb b/spec/helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3274fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require 'minitest/autorun'
+require 'minitest/pride'